The document provides information about the ACT and SAT exams, including registration dates and websites, details on the sections and questions for each exam, scoring methods, and differences between the exams. It also lists contact information for an admissions counselor at North Carolina Wesleyan College named David Williams who can provide additional information about testing requirements.

1. ACT & SAT TESTING
North Carolina Wesleyan College
David Williams-Admissions Counselor

2. Websites
 Registration
 ACT
 www.actstudent.org
 SAT
 www.collegeboard.o
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 Test Prep
 www.4test.com/act
 www.freetestprep.co
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 Ineedapencil.ck12.or
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3. Information
 ACT
Dates/Registration
2014
 T Sept 13/ R Aug 08
 T Oct 25/ R Sept 19
 T Dec 13/ R Nov 07
2015
 T Feb 07/ R Jan 09
 T Apr 18/ R Mar 13
 T Jun 13/ R May 08
 SAT
Dates/Registration
2014
 T Oct 11/ R Sept 12
 T Nov 08/ R Oct 09
 T Dec 06/ R Nov 06
2015
 T Jan 24/ R Dec 29
 T Mar 14/ R Feb 13
 T May 02/ R Apr 06
 T Jun 06/ R May 08

4. SAT Information
 What is the SAT?
 A test given to all high school students to measure
college readiness.
 What Percentage of colleges require the either SAT
or ACT?
 95%
 What sections are on the test?
 Reading
 Math
 Writing (will not be given after 2016)
 What is the score range for each section?
 200 to 800
FUN FACT: The SAT doesn’t stand for anything.

5. SAT Facts
 SAT is given on a Saturday morning.
 It is given as a variety of test sites check the
website to see the one closest to you.
 The test is approximately 3 hours and 45 minutes
long
FUN FACT: Over 2 million people take this test
every year!

6. SAT: Math
Question types # of Questions Time
Standard multiple-
choice
44 Two 25-minute
sections and one 20-
minute section
Student-produced
response
10
Total: 54 Total: 70 minutes
Content # of Questions
Numbers and operations 11–13
Algebra and functions 19–21
Geometry and measurement 14–16
Data analysis, statistics, and
probability
6–7

7. SAT: Reading
Question types # of Questions Time
Passage-based
reading
48 Two 25-minute sections
and one 20-minute
section
Sentence completions 19
Total: 67 Total: 70 minutes
Content # of Questions
Extended reasoning 42–50
Literal comprehension 4–6
Vocabulary in context 12–16

8. ACT Information
 What is the ACT?
 A national test to show a student’s college
readiness.
 What Percentage of colleges require the either
SAT or ACT?
 95%
 What sections are on the test?
 Reading
 Math
 Writing
 English
 Science
 What is the score range for each section?
 1 - 36

9. ACT Fact
 ACT is given on a Saturday morning
 It is given as a variety of test sites check the
website to see the one closest to you.
 The test is approximately 4 hours long.

10. ACT: English, Math, Reading, Science &
Writing
Subject Questions Time
Measures
English 75 questions 45 minutes
Measures standard
written English and
rhetorical skills.
Mathematics 60 questions 60 minutes
Measures mathematical
skills students have
typically acquired in
courses taken up to the
beginning of grade 12.
Reading 40 questions 35 minutes
Measures reading
comprehension.
Science 40 questions 35 minutes
Measures the
interpretation, analysis,
evaluation, reasoning,
and problem-solving
skills required in the
natural sciences.
Optional Writing Test 1 prompt 30 minutes
Measures writing skills
emphasized in high
school English classes
and in entry-level college
composition courses.

11. What's the difference?
 Scoring- On SAT +1 for questions you get correct. -1/4 for
questions you miss on multiple choice. 0 points for incorrect
student-produced response (math section) and for questions
not answered. ACT count the number of questions on each
test that you answered correctly. Nothing is deducted for
incorrect answers.
 Questions- What’s on one test might not be what's on the
other test.
 Sections- SAT has 3 parts. ACT has 5 parts.
FUN FACT: Most colleges and universities will take one or the
other.

12. Contact Information
 David Williams
 Admissions
Counselor
3400 N. Wesleyan
Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC
27909
Dwilliams@ncwc.edu
(252)985-5288 Office
(252)955-2745 Cell
(252)985-5295 Fax